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[[File:Jasminum fruticans FlowersCloseup 2009May10 SierraMadrona.jpg|thumb|160px|''[[ | [[File:Jasminum fruticans FlowersCloseup 2009May10 SierraMadrona.jpg|thumb|160px|''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysojasminum_fruticans|Chrysojasminum fruticans]]'']] | ||
=Etymology= | =Etymology= | ||
From [[ | From [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/make|make]] + [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bate#Etymology_2|bate]] (denoting strife, contention, or quarrel). | ||
=Noun= | =Noun= | ||
'''makebate''' (''plural'' '''[[ | '''makebate''' (''plural'' '''[[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/makebates#English|makebates]]''') | ||
One who excites [[contention]]s and [[quarrel]]s; an [[instigator]]. | One who excites [[contention]]s and [[quarrel]]s; an [[instigator]]. | ||
A plant, [[bush jasmine]] (''[[ | A plant, [[bush jasmine]] (''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysojasminum_fruticans|Chrysojasminum fruticans]]'', syn. ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasminum_fruticans|Jasminum fruticans]]''). | ||
=References= | =References= | ||
[ | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysojasminum Wikipedia entry for Chrysojasminum] | ||
[https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chrysojasminum_fruticans Wikispecies entry for Chrysojasminum fruticans] | [https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chrysojasminum_fruticans Wikispecies entry for Chrysojasminum fruticans] | ||
Revision as of 20:26, 31 August 2026
English
Etymology
From [[1]] + [[2]] (denoting strife, contention, or quarrel).
Noun
makebate (plural [[3]])
One who excites contentions and quarrels; an instigator. A plant, bush jasmine ([fruticans], syn. [fruticans]).
References
Wikipedia entry for Chrysojasminum
Wikispecies entry for Chrysojasminum fruticans
Wikimedia Commons category for Jasminum fruticans
Plants of the World Online record for Chrysojasminum fruticans